Sam Fricker doubles up for a backward pike dive
A closely matched entry at Sydney Olympic Park accompanies an unusually fast start for his latest synchronised diving clip.
Why this story? The video opened at a pace of 48,926 views a day, 5.2 times a normal first day on this channel (9,362).
Sam Fricker diving
The timing holds all the way to the water. In "Sam Fricker diving", two divers leave adjacent springboards backwards, fold at the hips and straighten out before entering the pool hands-first together.
The Short drew roughly 50,000 views in its first day, more than five times Sam Fricker's usual first-day Shorts audience. Another upload with the same title is also drawing views much faster than usual.
This clip keeps everything in view: the raised arms, the simultaneous bounce and the matching shapes above the water at Sydney Olympic Park Aquatic Centre. There is no spoken explanation, just the movement from preparation to splash.
One viewer picks out the core strength involved; another compares the movement to a fish gliding. Those observations catch different parts of the same brief sequence: the effort of holding the folded position, then the straightening that brings both divers to their shared entry.
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What viewers say
The core muscles engaged in this dive.... 😮❤
@vivianwilson6056See it on YouTubeGliding like a fish❤
@misskhan4371See it on YouTubeGosh that was pretty
@kristamorgan9178See it on YouTube
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Incredible job.
Respect to you both.
Greetings from LONDON UK.❤❤❤❤❤😊@EvaHill-n9fSee it on YouTube
Public comments from the video's page on YouTube
- Channel
- Sam Fricker
- Subscribers
- 5,960,000
- Channel views, last 7 days
- 6,123,890
- Channel views, pace per day
- 400,948 (on a normal day: 1,098,082)
- Video published
- November 3, 2026
- Video views so far
- 52,920 (less than a day online)
- Video views, pace per day
- 47,773
The numbers
Both diving Shorts are starting faster than Sam Fricker's usual uploads of the same format.
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